| aesthetic |
having to do with beauty or art, including literature, dance, music, painting, drawing, and sculpture. |
| avocation |
a secondary occupation, usually one pursued for recreation; hobby. |
| concomitant |
existing or happening at the same time as something else, especially as the less important thing or event; accompanying; attendant. |
| culmination |
the highest point; zenith; climax. |
| devious |
not the straightest, most direct way; winding; roundabout. |
| grandiloquent |
speaking or expressed in a pretentious, pompous, or excessively ornate fashion. |
| hitherto |
until this time; previously. |
| jabber |
to speak or make sounds like speech, quickly or at length, but without making much sense or creating much interest in the listener; babble. |
| parity |
equality in amount, status, strength, or the like. |
| partisan |
devoted to or favoring a particular cause, group, political party, or the like. |
| proletariat |
the working class, especially those who lack capital and must sell their usually unskilled labor in order to survive. |
| recrimination |
an accusation made in response to being accused by another, or the act of countering one accusation with another. |
| shamble |
to walk slowly, unsteadily, or awkwardly. |
| succor |
help or relief given in time of need. |
| travail |
strenuous and often painful or exhausting work; toil. |